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Railway Industry News & Analysis
Wednesday, 2 September 2026

DB InfraGO Seeks €112 Million Track Access Charge Hike for 2027
German infrastructure manager DB InfraGO has applied for a 12.6% increase in freight track access charges for 2027, a move that would cost rail freight operators roughly €112 million more per year and has drawn sharp criticism from the industry.

Tel Aviv Metro Launches $10 Billion Tender for Driverless Train Systems
Israel's NTA has opened a $10 billion tender for trains, signalling, and station systems on the driverless Tel Aviv Metro, part of a wider $60 billion, three-line, 150km network.

Vietnam Railways Restructured as National Group to Support Network Expansion
Vietnam Railways Corp has formally become Vietnam National Railway Group, restructuring into four business sectors to prepare for a decade of network expansion including the planned north-south high-speed line.

DB InfraGO Sues German Regulator Over Rail Capacity Caps on Busiest Routes

Greater Copenhagen Light Rail Fully Opens After 28km, Two-Phase Build

Swiss Court Strikes Down BAV Wagon Wheel Rules, Sides With Ermewa, GATX and VTG

Deutsche Bahn Puts DB Cargo UK Up for Sale as EU Restructuring Deal Bites

Skanska-Stacy Witbeck Joint Venture Wins $2.43bn Contract for LA's Van Nuys Light Rail

Amtrak Reopens East River Tunnel Line 2, Completing First Phase of $1.6bn Sandy Rehabilitation

HSRA Shortlists Six Consortia for Sydney-Newcastle High-Speed Rail Trains and Tunnels

Eurostar Fits First 1990s-Era e300 Trainset with ETCS Signalling

Renfe Pivots High-Speed Rail Expansion to Portugal After Hitting Regulatory Wall in France

Alstom in Talks with Indian Railways for 200 More Locomotives from Madhepura

Titagarh Rail Systems Wins Indian Railways Vendor Approval for Locomotive Traction Motors

New Jersey Opens FY27 Applications for $25 Million Rail Freight Assistance Program

India's Cabinet Approves Rs 9,450 Crore Multitracking Push Across Four States

Switzerland Proposes EUR 515m to Keep Freight on Rail Through the Alps to 2035

First Driverless Siemens Metro Train Arrives for Sydney's Airport Line



